BVCP presentation for Aug 29 joint board meeting - complete

B O U L D E R V A L L E Y C O M P R E H E N S I V E P L A N

Tracks of Work - 2016Agenda:

1—Presentation, Q&A

A. Policy Integration Edits

B. Preliminary Scenarios, Concepts, Policy

Choices

2—Discussion

A. Small Groups (1 hr.)

B. Report out (10 min.)

3—Wrap up


Tracks of Work - 2016

1 – General BVCP Update and Events

2 – Update on Policy Integration

3 – Discussion; input to further shape:

A. Land use scenarios, concepts, and housing

prototypes

B. Key policy choices



1. Data & Analysis + Kickoff

Spring & Summer 2015

2. Community Listening Sessions, Survey, Identify Focus Topics Fall 2015

3. Develop and Analyze Scenarios – Get Feedback

Summer & Fall 2016

4. Draft Plan – Late 2016 – Early 2017

Community Input

Informs Each Phase


1. Public map change requests

2. Policy updates and integration

3. CU South analysis

4. Focus Areas: Scenarios and Key Policy

Updates

WWW.BoulderValleyCompPlan.net

Hearing for 4-body requests (Aug. 30)

Meetings for public requests and CU South (Sept. 26)

Pop-up Meetings (Sept. - Oct.)

Local Area Meetings (Oct. 3 -27)

Survey #2 (Oct. – Nov.)

Meetings with organizations and neighborhood groups (ongoing)


http://www.bouldervalleycompplan.net/


1. Today’s comments will help shape the scenarios and options to be discussed widely with the community in October

2. All input and preferences will be summarized and shared with decision-makers

Final Plan Review and Comment

Draft Plan Initial

Direction

Gauge Community Preferences

Share and Discuss

Shape options

1. Purpose: to integrate policies from updated

master plans and reflect approved policies

2. Does not include: other focused changes

(e.g., housing, community benefit, or urban

design policies) or outcomes of scenarios

3. Next: Additional editing, consolidation, and

slight reorganization into new chapters, addition

of emerging themes

1. Vision and Values

2. How the Plan is Implemented

3. Policies:1. Livable Community and High Quality Built Environment

2. Environmentally Sustainable Community

3. Economically Vital Community

4. Accessible and Connected Community

5. Housing for the Community

6. Healthy and Socially Thriving Community

7. Safe and Prepared Community

8. Good Governance and Community Engagement

4. Land Use Map Descriptions

5. Subcommunities and Area Planning• Including 1-2 page descriptions for each

subcommunity

6. Implementation and Master Plans, Trails Plan

7. Amendment Procedures

8. Urban Service Criteria

And Maps



1. Longstanding Core Values

2. Policy updates/integration: Sec. 3—Natural Environment

Sec. 4—Energy and Climate

Sec. 5—Economy

Sec. 6—Transportation

Sec. 8—Community Well-being

Sec. 9—Agriculture and Food


All Comments - Sept. 23

• Public review – open house, online, meetings

• Board review for relevant sections

• Continued review by county and other staff

Revised Draft – Oct. 7

Initial approval of those chapters only

by Planning Board - Oct. 20, if ready



1. Jobs:Housing Balance

2. Design Quality

3. Diverse and affordable housing

4. Climate, energy, and resilience

5. Subcommunity planning areas


1. Accomplishing BVCP sustainability goals (e.g., open space protection) and reducing regional impacts;

2. Achieving diverse and affordable housing (including for middle incomes);

3. Better balancing jobs and housing;4. Achieving climate mitigation goals;5. Improving walkability, neighborhood

amenities, and providing nearby local services; and

6. Maintaining economic vitality, existing businesses


Tracks of Work - 2016Areas appropriate (or not) for

changing land use:

1. Regional Activity Centers

2. Neighborhood Centers

3. Industrial/Innovation Areas

4. Major corridors

2015: 51,450 dwelling units; 98,510 jobs

Projected 2040 (City and Area II):

• 6,750 dwelling units (total of 58,200)

• 19,200 jobs (total of 120,000)

Zoned Capacity: 36,000 jobs (total of 156,500)


Focusing inward (redevelopment, infill)

Need to address neighborhood character

A. Current Policy B. Current Policy + Focus on Centers and Corridors C. Current Policy + Focus on Light Industrial Areas

D. Policy: Nonresidential Growth Management

B CA


Assumptions (not open space or rural areas, Residential Growth Management, infill and redevelopment)

Mix and match land use concepts and components for Scenarios A-C:• Corridors • Centers (neighborhood and regional)• Industrial/Innovation Areas

Residential concepts not embedded -can stand alone

Policy Option D can stand alone

• Generalized depiction of massing, housing prototypes, and mix of uses. CityEngine for citywide context and analysis

• Annotated diagram(s):– Housing prototypes reflected

– Housing units by type

– Square feet of non-residential

– Unique considerations (e.g. transitions)

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Preparing street level visualizations and aerial views to depict concepts and choices


For corridors, centers, industrial areas: Rowhouse/townhouse Live/work units micro unit, etc.


A – Current Land Use Policy By 2040: - 6,750 new housing

units (58,200 total) - 19,000 new jobs

(120,000 total)Zoning Capacity: - same for housing- 36,000 addl. jobs

(156,500 total)

Would take:- No significant land use

changes


B – Current Policy + Focus in Centers and Corridors

By 2040: - 10,500 to 12,800 new

housing units (up to 64,300 units)

- 19,000 new jobs (120,000 total)

Zoning Capacity: - Same as 2040 for housing- 145,500 jobs total = slightly

reduced to offset higher housing range


Would take:

- Possible land use changes (CB,

MUR, GB) (then… standards for

BC-1, BC-2, BMS, and BR-1)

- Policies for centers and

corridors, character, transitions

- Policies about intensity,

incentive-based zoning

(affordable housing, middle)



Regional and Neighborhood Centers

To illustrate ideas such as:

• Mix of uses

• Amenities

• Walkable connections

• Transitions

• Local retail services


Residential Mixed Use


• Lower intensity than centers

• Transitions to residential areas

• Streetscape

• Pedestrian connections

C – Current Policy + Housing Focus in Light Industrial Areas

By 2040: - 10,500 to 12,800 new

housing units (up to 64,300 units)

- 19,000 new jobs (120,000 total)

Zoning Capacity: - Same as 2040 for housing- 145,500 jobs total = slightly

reduced to offset higher housing range


Would take:

- Possible overlay or

designation of parts of light

industrial area (LI) to achieve

housing and mix of locally

serving uses

- Continued service industrial

- Transportation and

amenities planning



PARTS OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA


• Evolving business parks

• Greater mix of uses (e.g., eateries)

• Improved amenities

• Connections

• Open space, parks, trails

• Local energy generation

Analyzing benefits/impacts of Nonresidential Growth Management• As Residential Growth Management Strategy -

Would limit future growth in nonresidential square footage (and jobs) to keep pace with residential

• Applying to new nonresidential • Could work with any of previous scenarios



In September… with assistance from technical consultants:

• Clarion, StudioINSIGHT: land use mix and housing

• Nelson Nygaard: Transportation model and qualitative input on concepts

• Keyser Marten: Community benefit, qualitative input on fiscal impacts, housing affordability gaps

• Integral: GhGs, energy


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1. Jobs Housing Balance, non residential growth management (1.19)

2. Community Benefit – definition and types


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3. Mixed Use Neighborhood Centers and Corridors (and transitions, neighborhood preservation)

4. Climate and Energy

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5. Area planning: to address issues not adequately addressed at comp plan level

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Tied to scenarios:

6. Incentive-based zoning – Affordable Housing for Increased Land Use Intensity

7. Other Housing policies– Middle Income Housing Goal (MIHS)

– Manufactured Housing - modifications

– Limit home size

– Disposition of City Land

– Affordable housing quality



Tracks of Work - 2016• Small Groups (1 hr.)

• Report out (10 min.)

Two questions:

Do you have suggestions to refine:

1. The scenarios (concepts, housing types)?

2. The key policy choices (overall list, specific

ideas)?



Helps refine these materials to take to

community to assess preferences before going

to decision makers later this fall/winter


Questions?

Government & Nonprofit

BVCP presentation for Aug 29 joint board meeting - complete